Overshoe



(No Model.)

L. ELLIOTT.

OVERSHOE.

No. 314,569. Patented Mar. 31, 1885.

' NV PETUIS, i'holc-lillwgmpher. Washington. DC

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFrcE.

LEWIS ELLIOTT, OF NIEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE'L. CANDEE 8t (30., OF SAME PLACE.

OVERSHO'E.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 314,569, dated March 31, 1885.

Application filed September 15, 1884. (No model To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, LEWIS ELLIOTT, of New Haven, in the county of New Haven and State of Connecticut, have invented new Improvements in Overshoes; and I do hereby declare the following, when takenin connection with accompanying drawings, and the letters of reference marked thereon, to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, and which said drawings constitute part of this specification, and represent, iu-

Figure 1, a side View of the shoe; Fig. 2, a transverse section of the two parts of the rear portion of the upper as. stitched together, enlarged; Fig. 3, the manner of stitching the two parts together; Fig. 4., a transverse section through the rear portion crossing the heel line, enlarged.

This invention relates to an improvement in the manufacture of that class of overshoes in which the upper, except the foxing, is made to present a fabric surface, and with special reference to the finer qualities of this class of shoes-that is, in which the outer is of a fine textile fabric, generally designed for ladies" and childrens wear. In the usual construction of this class of shoes the lining, having its outer surface coated with india-rubber in a plastic state, is applied to the last. The outer is cut from fabric having its inner surface coated with rubber in a plastic state, so that it will adhere to the outer surface of the lining. The parts of the upper are cut to shape. and so that their edges will come substantially togetherat the meeting-points, say, as in the vertical central heel-line and the central instep-line. At the point where the two edges meet a Welt of india-rubber is introduced to present a bead-like finish at the junction or seam of the parts. In applying this welt great care must be exercised in order that it may show an even and regular line. In the finishing of the shoe this welt requires to be varnished the same as the foxing, and however carefully this may be done the exposed edges of the outer will be more or less coated. Not only does the welt detract from the finished appearance of such a shoe, but the varnish which adheres to the outer also detracts and makes a fine finish at the junction of the parts almost impossible.

The object of my invention is to avoid these difficulties and defects in the manufacture, of this class of shoes; and the invention consists, principally, in cutting from the fabric the parts of the upper in the required shape, but little greater in extent, then stitching the meeting edges of the two parts together, doubling the lap or extension from the seam inside back upon the outer, and then applying the stitched outer to the lining. bringing the scam in its proper line, as upon the heel or instep, and,

whereby the welt is dispensed with and the fabric surface continuous around the upper, as more fully hereinafter described.

In illustrating my invention, I show a high gaiter-cut overshoe. The sole, foxing, and the general outline of the shoe does not differ from that of common construction. In the makeup of the shoe the lining A, Fig. 4, is applied to the last in the usual manner, its outer surface being coated with rubber and in a plastic state. The exposed part of the outer upper is cut from fabric to the required shape, B, Fig. 2, representing one part, and C the other part, the two parts joined upon the heel-line a. To unite these parts, they are laid one uponthe other, and a line of stitches run corresgonding to the heel-line, as a a, Fig. 3, alittle distance from the edge, the material being cut so much larger than the extent of the outer as to pro vide for the seam. After the parts have been stitched together the inner projecting parts, b b, are turned back upon each of their respective parts, as seen in Fig. 2, and closed down thereon. The instep-seam is made in the same way. The parts thus united are placed upon the lining, as seen in Fig. 2, taking care that the heel-line be straight, and from. that line the outer is worked around onto the coated lining in the usual manner. The two parts B 0 being stitched together, bring their edges close and firm, so that there is no exposure of the rubber through them. The welt usually employed is entirely avoided, no rubber or varnish appears above the foxing, and the shoe presents as neat and finished an appearance as a leather shoe having a fabric upper. Solid black, Fig. 4, indicates the rubber in a plastic state between the lining and the outer. After the upper has been thus applied the shoe is finished by vulcanization, &c., in the usual manner. .Thedoublingoftheouterback upon I on their meeting-line, the said fabric being itself at the. seanradds strength at that part of the shoe, and which may take the place of the stay many times employed at the union of the two parts of an outer in overshoes.

I claim The herein-described improvement inthe art of manufacturing that class of overshoes which are constructed with an upper to present a fabric surface, and which consists in stitching the parts of the fabric outer together first coated with rubber uponlits inner surface, then applying said stitched outer to a fabric lining, the said fabric lining having its outer surface correspondingly prepared to receive said coated stitched outer, substantially as described.

p v LEWIS ELLIOTT. Witnesses:

J. H. SHUMWAY,

JOS. O. EARLE. 

